U.S, Army Chemical Corps Research and Development Command

U.S. ARMY BIOLOGICAL WARFARE LABORATORIES
Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland

CMIRD-BW-10-PD 2 June 1960

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Genetics Department
Stanford University
Medical Center

Palo Alto, California

Dear Joshua:

As I stated over the telephone, I will be able to attend your
exobiology committee meeting on the 25th. I believe you said some-
thing about the 2th over the telephone but as you suggested, I will
clear up these details with Mr. Derbyshire. I see no good reason why
NASA should not pick up the tab for the bill as I plan to do some
chores for them at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the same trip
and besides, I am sure that they have more money.

Those blueprints I sent mean very little to me too, but the
engineers here seem to think this is the only way to convey informa-
tion to another engineer. Incidentally, we are about to let a large
(for us) contract with Douglas Aircraft to work on detection systems
for us. A Dr. Konecci who is Director of Life Science for them in
Santa Monica was quite interested in the sterilization and other space
problems. This may be a place where biology and instrumentation engi-
neers meet. I will go into this further when I see you.

I have not contacted Dr. DuShane again concerning the paper,
since I hope to do a little more rewriting and polishing on it before
hand. I should have it ready to send him in a relatively short time.

Sincerely,

Chevlce

CHARLES R. PHILLIPS
Chief, Physical Defense Division